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(Griffith) Indiana Conservation Officers and the Griffith Police Department are investigating after partial skeletal remains were discovered by a waterfowl hunter this morning near the area of Cline Avenue and River Drive.
At approximately 7 a.m., the hunter discovered what appeared to be bone protruding from a piece of clothing in a marsh area while searching for a downed duck. A 911 call was immediately made, and Indiana Conservation Officers as well as officers from the Griffith Police Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.
The remains were confirmed to be human and were recovered by Indiana Conservation Officers and members of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team.
The identity of the remains is currently unknown, and the investigation is ongoing.
Other assisting agencies include Lake County 911 Center, Coroner’s Office, and the Griffith Fire Department.
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Nearly 70,000 fingerling walleyes are planned to be stocked by DNR during the next few weeks in 14 northern Indiana lakes.
The fingerlings being stocked average 4 to 7 inches long. Adult walleye typically reach 14 inches in length after two years of growth and 16 inches by their third year.
These walleye were purchased from Gollon Bait and Fish Farm and grown at Fawn River State Fish Hatchery.
Lakes and (county) to be stocked include:
- Adams (LaGrange)
- Pretty Lake (LaGrange)
- Big Turkey (Steuben)
- Simonton (Elkhart)
- Crooked Lake (Steuben)
- Sylvan Lake (Noble)
- Clear Lake (Steuben)
- Shriner Lake (Whitley)
- Dewart (Kosciusko)
- Winona Lake (Kosciusko)
- Maxinkuckee (Marshall)
- Wall Lake (LaGrange)
- Pine/Stone Lakes (LaPorte)
- Wolf Lake (Lake)
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It’s that time of year again, when the weather is cooling, leaves are falling, and the DNR is stocking channel catfish. This fall, DNR will stock 147 locations with approximately 63,742.
To provide additional angling opportunities, the DNR annually stocks channel catfish statewide in publicly accessible waters. All stocked channel catfish are produced by state personnel at the following DNR hatcheries (county): Cikana (Morgan), Driftwood (Jackson), and East Fork (Daviess). All locations should be stocked by the end of October or early November.
The channel catfish range in size from 8-10 inches. Once stocked, these fish acclimate to their new environment quickly and don’t take long to start biting. Anglers are encouraged to harvest the catfish, as they make great table fare.
Anglers interested in harvesting channel catfish need to follow bag and size restrictions. In most lakes and reservoirs, the statewide regulation is 10 channel catfish per day in lakes, with no more than one being longer than 28 inches; however, there are a few lakes that have a different bag limit. They are listed at eregulations.com/indiana/fishing/basic-fishing-information under Special Regulations Waters.
Channel Catfish stocking locations, numbers, and sizes are listed at: wildlife.IN.gov/fishing/indiana-fish-stocking.
To view all fishing regulations, check out our fishing guide at: on.IN.gov/fishingguide.
To learn more about catfishing check out: dnr.IN.gov/fish-and-wildlife/fishing/catfish-fishing/.
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After discovering native aquatic vegetation was lacking in the Kokomo Reservoir, District 3 fisheries biologists worked with the North Region Research Unit last month to establish emergent vegetation there.
DNR staff started by planting spatterdock (Nuphar advena) and water lily (Nymphaea odorata), two species tolerant to a wide range of environmental conditions, in two different regions in the reservoir. After establishing the plants, they surrounded them with temporary protective fence. The biologists’ goal for the project is for the vegetation to take root and spread within the reservoir. They plan to return to the plantings periodically to document the progress.
Aquatic vegetation is the primary form of aquatic habitat for fish in Indiana lakes. Vegetation provides physical structure for aquatic organisms, sequesters nutrients, protects shorelines from erosion, and stabilizes lake sediments. July’s project at Kokomo Reservoir highlights one of DNR’s first attempts to establish self-sustaining colonies of aquatic vegetation in a reservoir using plantings.
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Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a tree stand accident that occurred yesterday afternoon in LaGrange County.
At approximately 3:30 p.m., officers responded to the 3500 block of West State Road 120 for a person seriously injured.
Upon arrival, officers discovered that Lyndon J. Slabach, 36, of Middlebury, had been removing a hang-on style tree stand from private property when the cables supporting the stand broke.
Slabach, who was alone and not wearing a safety harness, fell approximately 17 feet to the ground but was able to access his cellphone to call a relative, who then called 911.